Beau Billingslea

John "Beau" Billingslea (born 1944) is an American actor, known as the voice of Jet Black in the critically acclaimed anime Cowboy Bebop, Ogremon in Digimon and Homura and Ay, the Fourth Raikage in Naruto Shippuden. In addition to voice acting, he appeared in many television shows and some films including North and South Book II: Love and War, Just Jordan, The Hannah Montana Movie, and Star Trek Into Darkness.

Biography Early life and career Billingslea was born in Charleston, South Carolina. His mother was from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston, and his father was from Macon, Georgia. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science in 1966. In the TV sitcom Franklin & Bash he portrayed Judge Douglas. He also acted in films such as Night Shift, The American President, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and a remake of The Blob. He continues to act in stage plays such as Driving Miss Daisy where he was nominated for a Los Angeles Ovation Award in 2005.

Voice-over career Billingslea's voice-over work started with radio spots for various businesses and organizations, including Honda, Hood and California Highway Patrol. He has also been involved in narrating shows on The History Channel including Hero Ships, Modern Marvels, and Suicide Missions.

Filmography

Live-action filmography Television + List of acting performances in television Year Title Role Notes Source –1985 Santa Barbara Police Officer Unknown episodes The Atlanta Child Murders Commissioner Lee Brown TV miniseries Dallas Dr. Miller –1986 Hotel Cop #2, Officer Episode: "Recriminations" –1986 The A-Team Armored car guard, Owens 2 episodes: "Incident at Crystal Lake K Love", "Family Reunion" North and South Ezra TV miniseries, Book II: Love and War Moonlighting Announcer Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?" Trapper John, M.D. Ambers Episode: "Self-Diagnosis" MacGyver Meridan Episode: "Family Matter" Murder, She Wrote Kei Murray Episode: "Three Strikes, You're Out" Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story Hal Television film NYPD Blue Det. Hankin Episode: "Oscar, Meyer, Weiner" Married... with Children Moderator Episode: "Banking on Marcy" Melrose Place George Episode: "Michael's Game" Murphy Brown Agent Scanlon Episode: "Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow" Mad About You Security Chief Episode: "The Birth: Part 2" Profiler Prison Director Episode: "Coronation" JAG Col. Klesko Episode: "Ambush" –2008 Just Jordan Grant Cunningham Unknown episodes Hero Ships Narrator History Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place Burt Parker General Hospital Prof. Russell Stern –2014 Franklin & Bash Judge James Douglas Unknown episodes Castle Dr. Walter Parish Episode: "Bad Santa" Star Trek Continues Vulcan Vice Admiral Stomm Episode: "Embracing the Winds" Night Shift Donny 10 to Midnight Desk Sergeant Real Genius George The Blob Moss Woodley In the Army Now Sgt. Daniels The American President Agent Cooper Final Justice Charles Made in 1994, released to video in 1997 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Detective Fitzsimmons Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood Thompson Hannah Montana: The Movie Mayor Star Trek Into Darkness Captain Abbott

Voice-over filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Macross Plus Col. Millard Johnson Outlaw Star Narrator Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Admiral Kowen Rurouni Kenshin Gohei Rave Master Bear / Dearhound –2002 Cyborg 009 Geromino Jr. / Cyborg 005 Argento Soma Captain Michael Heartland Digimon Data Squad Leopardmon 2009MonsterMilan Kolasch Hunter × Hunter Light Nostrade 2011 series Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower Orphe, Bull, Julio Sawasdee Last Hope (TV Series) Cain Ibrahim Hasan Also named Unit Pandora Godzilla Singular Point Additional Voice Netflix dub Super Crooks Eric Netflix dub The Forge Booger TIE special for Toonami

Direct-to-video and television films + List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films Year Title Role Notes Source Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Barret Wallace Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Ben Jackson The Last: Naruto the Movie Fourth Raikage / Ay Nominated for Best Male Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special, 4th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards 2015

Feature films + List of voice performances in feature films Year Title Role

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